ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
A program is a collection of projects that relate to one another, and are therefore managed together in order to achieve maximum efficiencies. The advantages of managing these similar projects make them stand better together than by themselves. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t programs don’t require the same laser focus on planning that individual projects require.
Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Project managers spend a large part of each day communicating—facilitating meetings, emailing stakeholders, responding to texts, writing reports, and having one-on-one conversations. We are so busy, we rarely take the time to improve the effectiveness of our communication. How can we become a better project communicator? 1. Join Toastmasters Howard Hendricks said, “Practice doesn’t make perfect.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
How are you doing with your Christmas shopping? If your Christmas project planning has gone a bit awry and you still have gifts to buy, here is my list of what to get the project managers in your life. Or you could suggest that people buy these things for you! There are so many cables on my desk at the moment. My skills at managing cables are non-existent.
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
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Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 29, 2020
After I had finished presenting on how to build psychologically safe virtual teams at a conference earlier this week, one of the delegates asked me what suggestions I’d have to help her with a team where some of the members refused to turn their cameras on during video meetings. I’m not going to challenge the reasons as to why some team members might be reluctant about being on camera.
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ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Projects create deliverables, which are simply the results of the project or the processes in the project. That means a deliverable can be something as big as the objective of the project itself or the reporting that is part of the larger project. Another way to put that is that there are inputs and outputs in any type of project. That being what you put into the project, such as data, resources, etc., and then what comes out, which are the deliverables.
Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
I see a common problem when reviewing project charters. The goals are activity-oriented, rather than results-oriented. And this can lead to misunderstandings about what the project team needs to achieve. Let's look at how to write results-oriented goals. How to Write Results-Oriented Goals When writing goals, consider the desired business results, not the actions or activities required to get the results.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, I would like to take a moment and reflect on the year and thank everyone that has made a Girl’s Guide to Project Management a success this year. It is always one of my favorite parts of the year. A very special thank you goes to… Companies that let me review their software. These companies asked me to review their software this year: Office Timeline Unito App Bloo.io Saviom GanttPro Backlog Parabol.
Project Bliss
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash. This list of project management job titles can help if you need to find other names for the role. When you’re thinking about moving into a project management career, you’re likely looking for jobs with the title “project manager.” But do you know about other searches you could be doing to expand your job search and give you more options?
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend
Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
While speaking on the topic of psychological safety yesterday I was asked whether it is possible to create safety within a team if the prevailing culture of the department or overall organization is toxic. We would all like to work for companies where leadership teams truly embrace people-centric values and principles but that is rarely the case, especially in organizations which have been in existence for decades.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) is a well-known practice for collaboration and teams use it to bridge the gap between product management and the software development team. It is also very popular among quality engineers to develop test automation frameworks. BDD helps in describing requirement in the form of feature file and scenarios, scenarios further get described in the format of Given, When, and Then.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Before you start a project, you have to think about time. It’s the most important variable that can impact your plan. How can you get what you need done in the time you have to do it? To accomplish this, one must create a schedule. A schedule is key to project planning, but schedules are really just a framework. Once you act on it, executing your project task by task, the schedule changes.
Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Project managers are pressured to deliver projects quickly. Sponsors think their project managers are magicians. And in a way, we are. Let us explore ways to compress project schedules and manage the associated risks. Start with the Work Breakdown Structure The project manager’s role is to work with the project team to achieve the project objectives.
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Today I’m interviewing Mark Woeppel, author of Visual Project Management. But what is visual project management? I caught up with Mark so that he could explain that interesting title and talk more about the book. Mark, what is visual project management? Visual Project Management is a process that uses the visualization of the project delivery process to drive team behaviors: to collaborate and effectively manage projects to deliver on time.
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
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Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
I’ve delivered a number of presentations this year on the importance of building psychological safety within project teams and the role which project managers play. During these presentations I’m frequently asked the question “ How do I go about creating it? “ While there are existing models such as Timothy R. Clark’s progressive four stage model, a simple three step approach which I support is to Plan It, Live It and Champion It.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
Doing Scrum is not enough! The precious result will not be achieved just by understanding and following the rules and principles of the Scrum Framework. Every day organisations are starting and failing with business agility, praise and blame Scrum. And everyday organisations are succeeding with Scrum! So what is the difference? Learning the rules and principles of Scrum, understanding the “Why” and “What” of Scrum is essential.
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ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Data is more fragile than we think. It can be corrupted, hacked, stolen or accidentally deleted; it can be destroyed by power outages, water damage or earthquakes. There’s so much that might go wrong that, if you don’t have an IT disaster recovery plan in place, the damage could be irreparable. Action must be taken immediately. That means you have to have an IT contingency plan figured out long before anything disastrous happens.
Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Are you guilty of using project management jargon and acronyms? Do your team members understand what you are saying? If not, perhaps you have fallen under the curse of project management knowledge. Can I be painfully honest with you for a minute? What I am about to say may not feel good. In fact, I am certain that you will NOT enjoy it. I have been hoping someone else would do the dirty work.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
I remember that a few weeks after I started back at work after maternity leave, one of my long-time stakeholders sent a message to someone pretty high up in the business saying ‘project communication was so much better when Elizabeth was around’. It’s nice to hear people say I was doing something right, although it was a bit of a shame that she hadn’t realized I was already back at my desk.
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
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Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Harvard Business Review published an article by Sabina Nawaz this week on some challenges managers face when they delegate work to their staff. The gaps identified with team members being able to perform the tasks successfully included a lack of critical thinking, a lack of initiative, a lack of quality and a lack of speed. While these are valid concerns, some times the issue is that we avoid delegating activities to team members.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
OKRs are a powerful tool for setting and measuring goals, but like all power tools, they can become dangerous in unskilled hands. When used in informed ways, they can improve focus and lift outcomes, but when mishandled, they can increase waste and inflict real damage upon the organizations that adopt them. The basic idea behind OKRs is simple: it’s a good idea to identify goals that you want to achieve and the measures that will indicate whether you’ve achieved those goals.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Project scheduling is an incredibly important process that transforms your project plan into an actionable schedule with prioritized tasks. Hopefully our Ultimate Guide to Project Scheduling helped you get a grip on the basics, but if you need more project scheduling tips, take a moment to watch our videos. Below you’ll find tutorial videos led by certified experts in the field that will walk you through every aspect of project scheduling.
Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
In today's article, I'll test your understanding of risk attitude. We'll also explore different risk attitudes and how they can affect risk evaluations. Project managers should seek to understand the risk attitudes of key stakeholders because: A. Risk seekers overpower risk adverse stakeholders, resulting in greater risk than is appropriate. B. Risk attitudes can introduce bias and adversely affect the evaluation of identified risks.
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.
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